National Police Agency (Republic of China)
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National Police Agency 警政署 Jǐngzhèngshǔ |
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Logo of the National Police Agency
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| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
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| Headquarters | Taipei City |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of the Interior |
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| www.npa.gov.tw | |
The National Police Agency of the Ministry of the Interior (NPA; Chinese: 內政部警政署; pinyin: Nèizhèngbù Jǐngzhèngshǔ) is an agency under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of China (ROC) which oversees all ROC police forces on a national level. The National Police Agency is headquartered in Taipei City.
Most actual law enforcement and day-to-day policing duties are delegated to local police departments on a city and county level which answer to the NPA but are considered agencies of their local government. However the NPA has direct control over several specialized units which may be deployed to assist local forces, as well as the national highway patrol.
Unlike the police system in USA, the central government appoints the head positions of city and county Police Departments in the ROC and thus forms a solid chain of command for all police personnel. By calling a personnel review board, the Director-General of NPA has the full control of personnel rotation and transfer, as well as administrative commendations and reprimands over all high ranking police officers, including chiefs of local police departments.
One exception is the President of the Central Police University, who is directly subordinate to the Minister of the Interior, and is not subject to the NPA personnel review board.
In addition to its own internal administrative offices, the NPA has direct control over the following units and agencies:
The Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) is responsible for the investigation of high-profile crimes, forensics, and computer-related crimes. Under its command, are the following field and staff sections:
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